By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Former IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman’s testimony that he deliberately kept himself in the dark about the tax service’s brewing scandal runs counter to the responsibilities of agency heads regardless of whether they are political appointees, some government analysts said. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Conservative Republicans said Wednesday that they will demand that Congress produce a budget that balances in 10 years in exchange for agreeing to raise the federal debt limit, and that House Speaker John A. Boehner promised as much during a GOP retreat this year. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Lois Lerner, an IRS official who reportedly tried to stop the targeting of conservative groups in July 2011 before it surfaced again, told House investigators she did nothing wrong but will not answer their questions on Wednesday. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times
After enduring two weeks of withering criticism for his shifting narrative about the IRS targeting conservative groups and the White House’s involvement in changing Benghazi talking points, White House spokesman Jay Carney made an obvious effort to try to curry a little favor with the White House press corps Wednesday. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
U.S. drone strikes have killed four Americans, including one who was “specifically targeted” and three others who were not targets, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said in a letter to Congress on Wednesday, publicly confirming the strikes for the first time. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Fox News anchor Bret Baier says that in addition to seizing the phone records of Fox reporter James Rosen, the Department of Justice seized the records of his parents as well in another twist to the still-unraveling saga. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times
Hey. Wait a minute. Those conservative groups targeted by the IRS may be needing a little cash in the aftermath, say 26 high-profile conservatives leaders who are calling for new legislation to reimburse the grass-roots folks. The coalition — which includes Richard Viguerie, James Dobson, Ralph Reed, Phyllis Schlafly, David Bossie and Gary Bauer — have contacted House Speaker John A. Boehner and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, advising the lawmakers that oversight hearings are all well and fine. But where’s the money? Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Embattled, scandal-ridden Anthony Weiner has thrown his hat in the ring for mayor of New York City. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times
Representatives of “durable medical equipment” companies accused of badgering senior citizens into obtaining scooters and other equipment “at little or no cost to you” — with the rest picked up by taxpayers — hid from scrutiny by a Senate oversight committee Wednesday. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
A key House panel pushed through legislation Wednesday calling on the Obama administration to significantly broaden U.S. sanctions on Iran, just as the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency released a report saying the Islamic republic’s nuclear program had made measurable advances. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Neal S. Wolin said Wednesday his department had no hand in the IRS’ targeting of conservative groups from 2010 to 2012. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Christopher Harper - The Washington Times
The tornado in Oklahoma provides a classic example of how national television network news operates, depending on local reporters and camera operators until the big guns arrive to take over. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Former Rep. Ron Paul of Texas called the recent IRS fiasco troubling — but writes that the only way Congress can protect the freedoms of Americans from a long pattern of suspected IRS abuse is to "shutter the doors" of the agency "once and for all." Published May 20, 2013
By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times
Maybe most surprising in the Justice Department's subpoenas of phone records from The Associated Press was how wide the Obama administration cast its net: 20 phone lines, used by up to 100 reporters. Published May 20, 2013
By Kevin Freking - Associated Press
New government figures underscore the staggering long-term consequences of military sexual assaults: More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness linked to the abuse, and 4,000 sought disability benefits. Published May 20, 2013
By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
The Obama administration is trying to move beyond Benghazi, saying Monday that it has tightened security at diplomatic posts and created an official position to ensure "high-threat" missions are properly protected — but House Republicans are pressing on with investigations into the Sept. 11 attack. Published May 20, 2013
By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times
As the IRS scandal gains traction and a bipartisan chorus on Capitol Hill demands more answers, the man who headed the agency at the time it was targeting conservative groups will be on the hot seat twice this week. Published May 20, 2013
By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times
Delicious irony, perhaps: the tea party has been reinvigorated and reinvented following revelations that its groups' nonprofit status had been singled out and investigated by the IRS. Though a critical news media has tried to purge the conservative, liberty-minded grass-roots movement from the public radar, the tea partyers still push back in huge numbers, and on their own terms. Rush Limbaugh now deems the tea party "fearless." Published May 20, 2013
By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times
The White House admitted Monday that more officials — including top aides — knew about IRS abuses in targeting conservative groups than the administration had previously acknowledged. Published May 20, 2013
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
A Texas group dedicated to combatting voter fraud applied for tax-exempt status in 2010 and has suffered three years of delays, been through four different IRS agents, undergone six FBI inquiries and submitted thousands of pages of documentation — and it still hasn't been approved. Published May 20, 2013
By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times
Critics of Internet sales tax say that rising resistance from newer GOP lawmakers could sink a bill now before the Republican-controlled House to require online retailers such as eBay to start collecting sales taxes for the states. Published May 20, 2013
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
The Senate's immigration bill will raise national security risks and the Obama administration will do little more than "rubber-stamp" illegal immigrants into the program, endangering Americans, says the labor union representing the 12,000 employees who will have to approve the applications. Published May 20, 2013
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Monday to allow illegal immigrants who get legal status to begin collecting tax-welfare payments, as the panel spent a fourth day working through amendments to the massive immigration bill and party-line splits began to emerge. Published May 20, 2013
By Julie Pace - Associated Press
President Obama will discuss the legality of his administration's secret drone program and other counterterrorism practices during a speech Thursday, a White House official said. Published May 19, 2013
By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times
Like a bad restaurant, the Obama administration attracts scathing reviews from Republicans and conservative critics who are tired of what's on the policy menu, and repelled by the signature "culture" of White House operations. The trio of scandals centered on Benghazi, the IRS and the Justice Department has ramped up the tirade, and until facts and conclusions emerge, the talk of the moment is culture-centric. Published May 19, 2013
By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
House Republicans want their party leaders to name a special committee to take control of the inquiry into the Benghazi terrorist attack, but House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, has resisted — largely, analysts say, because the long-term political risks of a high-profile probe could outweigh any short-term benefit. Published May 19, 2013
By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Speaking at a historically black college, President Obama said Sunday that he sometimes blamed his youthful failings on racism and urged graduates to look up to black male role models such as filmmaker Spike Lee. Published May 19, 2013
